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Ajit Agarkar
Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar
Born: 4 December 1977, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, India.
Known As: Ajit Agarkar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: India v Zimbabwe at Harare, Only Test, 1998/99
Latest Test: India v England at The Oval, 4th Test, 2002
ODI Debut: India v Australia at Kochi, Pepsi Triangular Series, 1997/98
Latest ODI: India v West Indies at Nagpur, 2nd ODI, 2002/03
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 05/09/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 15 23 2 335 109* 15.95 50.07 1 0 3 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 491.3 111 1576 34 46.35 3-43 0 0 86.7 3.20
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 104 64 22 766 95 18.23 90.11 0 2 37 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 884.4 47 4541 157 28.92 4-25 7 0 33.8 5.13
FIRST-CLASS
(1996/97 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 41 53 9 1120 109* 25.45 2 4 12 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1092.4 247 3319 115 28.86 6-72 4 0 57.0 3.03
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1996/97 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 138 85 29 1071 95 19.12 0 2 45 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1157.1 5748 214 26.85 4-25 7 0 32.4 4.96
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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He came up through the India A ranks and suddenly burst upon the scene
in the late 90s as one of the most talented young all rounders in
Indian cricket. A nippy medium pacer, capable of moving the ball both
ways and a more than useful late order attacking batsman, Ajit Agarkar
was hailed as the best thing to happen to Indian cricket for a long
time. Great things were expected from this Shivaji Park product in
Mumbai and Agarkar indicated that he would live upto early promise by
racing to 50 wickets in one day internationals faster than anyone else
- breaking the record held by none other than Dennis Lillee.
However, his subsequent record - both in Tests and ODI's - were a
grave disappointment. Plagued by injuries, Agarkar was always
struggling to hold his place in the side. He had a poor World Cup
tournament and on his return sought advice from Lillee at the MRF Pace
Foundation. Nothing seemed to help however and after a nightmarish
tour of Australia, his place in the national side came under severe
scrutiny. After all, it could not have been easy to come back from
five successive ducks in Test cricket - four of them off the first
ball faced. But Agarkar is as determined as he is talented and during
the year 2000 he proved that he was far from washed up - particularly
in the one day game. Towards the end of an eventful year for him,
Agarkar hit the fastest half century - off only 21 balls - to surpass
a famous record held by Kapil Dev, who reached the mark off 22 balls
in 1983. At the start of the new millennium, Agarkar seems to have
cemented his place in the side as a fiercely competitive, dependable - and
sometimes even exciting - cricketer. (Partab Ramchand)
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